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Marcus Obi

Parenting & Family Writer

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About Marcus Obi

Marcus Obi covers parenting, family dynamics, and the impossible standards modern parents face. A stay-at-home dad and former marketing manager, he writes with honesty and humor about raising kids in a system that wasn't designed for it.

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Profile

Age 37

Portland, OR

Education

BA Communications, Howard University

Career Path

Worked in marketing and brand management for consumer goods companies after college. Decent at it, not passionate about it. When his wife Keisha (a pediatric surgeon) finished her residency in 2017, they decided he'd stay home with their kids—better for the family, better for her career, and honestly he was ready to leave corporate life. Became a stay-at-home dad to twins in 2018. Started writing about it because the parenting content he found was either Pinterest-perfect mommy blogs or dad-bro 'I changed a diaper once' comedy. He wanted something real: parenting is hard, often boring, occasionally transcendent, and the structural support is nonexistent. Started a newsletter in 2020 during pandemic homeschooling (survival writing). It resonated. Buzzrag hired him in 2022 to cover parenting without the performative perfection.

Why They Write

Because parenting coverage is either fear-mongering or toxic positivity. Because stay-at-home dads are invisible in most family content. Because American parents are set up to fail and then blamed for it. Someone has to write about it honestly. That's the only thing that helps.

Get to Know Marcus Obi

Family

Married to Keisha, who's brilliant, exhausted, and the breadwinner (he's proud of all three). Twins Zara and Miles, age 7, who are chaotic and delightful in equal measure. His parents are in Maryland—mom's a retired teacher, dad's a pastor. They're supportive but definitely had questions when he became a stay-at-home dad. Keisha's family is in Houston; they visit often.

Hobbies

Coaches youth soccer (he's not good at soccer; the kids don't care). Cooks elaborate weekend breakfasts. Plays video games after the kids are asleep (he's very good at it and the online friends who don't know he's a parent would be shocked). Reads parenting research to confirm his suspicions that most of it is contradictory.

Quirks

Can pack a diaper bag faster than anyone alive. Has strong opinions about playground design. Knows every pediatrician waiting room in Portland by its toy quality. Makes dad jokes that are actually funny. Tracks screen time recommendations just to laugh at how unrealistic they are.

What Keeps Them Up at Night

That his kids will internalize stress he can't shield them from. That he'll look back and realize he was too anxious to enjoy it. That nothing will change for the next generation of parents. That people think staying home is 'easier' than working (it's not).

Dreams & Aspirations

To see universal childcare and paid leave in his lifetime. To normalize different family structures and parenting roles. To write honestly enough that stressed parents feel less alone. To raise kids who are kind, curious, and not too damaged by this world.

How They Think About Their Audience

I write for the parent at the playground feeling like they're failing because they can't do it all—you're not failing, the system is. I write for the dads who don't see themselves in parenting content. I write for Keisha, who carries too much. I write because honesty is the only thing that helps when you're drowning.